Claimant Failed To Prove He Was Disabled Under Policy, Michigan Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (June 22, 2016, 1:33 PM EDT) -- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A disability insurer’s decision to terminate a claimant’s long-term disability benefits is supported by the evidence, a Michigan federal judge said June 17 after determining that the claimant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his depression prevented him from performing the duties of his occupation (Les A. Gilewski v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 15-238, W.D. Mich.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79056)....